Nestlé Wants to Sell You Both Sugary Snacks and Diabetes Pills

Re:Nestlé Wants to Sell You Both Sugary Snacks and Diabetes ... by throw7 on Monday May 09, 2016 @04:38PM (#11662954)

It's not only the dosage that does you in, but also the processing... which i think is what others are alluding to.

Meaning a can of soda has a whacky amount of sugar to begin with, but also, if compared to say an orange, has no fiber/roughage (which helps the insulin spike supposedly, plus orange will have good micro-nutrients and antioxidants).

I think people should be much more mindful of these manufactured processed foods and drinks, and why sticking to whole foods just makes sense.

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Re:Nestlé Wants to Sell You Both Sugary Snacks and Diabetes ... by lotharbot on Monday May 09, 2016 @05:07PM (#11663222)

> "It's not only the dosage that does you in, but also the processing"

but not the sugar itself -- it's the same chemical. (There are those who believe certain types of sugar are processed differently in your body, which is actually not true, at least based on the large body of scientific evidence available thus far.)

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Re:Nestlé Wants to Sell You Both Sugary Snacks and Diabetes ... by jfoutz on Monday May 09, 2016 @05:29PM (#11663381)

I don't believe different sugars are processed differently. I do thing that release mechanisms are different in, for example, corn vs corn syrup. The "extra stuff" you get with corn mediates how fast a body can absorb the sugar, the container needs to be broken down. So, in some sense, yes, all sugars are the same. The delivery system can change the rate of absorption though. *

* I have no proof of this. I'm making an uneducated guess that the insulin spikes aren't as steep or high with sweet fruits and vegetables compared with a spoon full of sugar.

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